Ras Kamboni Brigades

The Ras Kamboni Brigades was an Islamist insurgent group active in Somalia from 2007 to 2010, during the Somali Civil War. The brigades were founded by Hassan al-Turki, a commander of al-Itihaad al-Islamiya and the Islamic Courts Union, and the Ras Kamboni Brigades and the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia merged into Hizbul Islam in 2009. In 2010, the group left Hizbul Islam to join al-Shabaab, leading to Sheikh Ahmed Madobe splitting from the group to form the Raskamboni Movement, which was opposed to al-Shabaab.